Ferrari Will Focus on 2014 Season Instead of Improving the F138

FerrariFerrariItaly, 1947 > present233 models
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is conflicted about its performance in the Singapore Grand Prix. It is happy that Fernando Alonso was able to score a second place in the race, but it knows that it gave Alonso a subpar car in the race and the strong finish is because of his skill, not the car’s ability. The team is now focusing its development effort on the 2014 car instead of this season.

“This weekend we didn’t have the technical resources to fight either for victory or even, probably, for the podium. Yet we left the circuit having taken more points than anyone else: if we succeeded it’s because everyone – from the drivers to the warehouse workers – gave everything they have and they made no errors. We have to be satisfied with that and we must recognize the value of everyone who has done their job well,” said team principal Stefano Domenicali.

Domenicali says that Ferrari has not done as good of a job as Red BullRed BullAustria, 2004 > present12 models
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in developing its car this season, and it is going to be tough to score another win in 2013. The team needs to make a jump in quality next season to win.

“We must try to be ready to benefit from any opportunity that might come our way between now and the end of the championship. Never say never: in sport something unexpected can always happen,” he said.

Ferrari brought several upgrades to the car in Singapore that were developed around the time of the summer break. He says that the team now does not believe that the upgrades were enough to keep up with other teams, and the F138Ferrari F138Italy, 2013 > 20138 photos
will not get any more updates this season. Instead, the team will focus on 2014.

“Now it’s clear that 99% of our energies will be concentrated on the 2014 project, as complicated as it is important,” he said.